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minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 年前How would that even work? At what point do you charge the tariff?
minus-squareFurbag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前That’s a good question. Everything is digital nowadays, so it’s not like we’re getting film reels from Bollywood. If I had to wager a guess, the cinemas would probably be paying the tariff at the time of acquiring the license to show the film.
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Or more likely the streaming service. How much of Netflix/Prime/Apple/Hulu’s library is shot outside the contiguous US? How much is entirely foreign everything except funding and profits?
How would that even work? At what point do you charge the tariff?
That’s a good question. Everything is digital nowadays, so it’s not like we’re getting film reels from Bollywood.
If I had to wager a guess, the cinemas would probably be paying the tariff at the time of acquiring the license to show the film.
Or more likely the streaming service. How much of Netflix/Prime/Apple/Hulu’s library is shot outside the contiguous US? How much is entirely foreign everything except funding and profits?